Abdul_Hameed_Swati
Abdul Hameed Swati
Pakistani Islamic scholar
Maulana Sufi Abdul Hameed Khan Swati (1917 – 6 April 2008) (Urdu: مولانا صوفی عبد الحمید خان سواتی) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, writer, Imam, lecturer and founder of Jamia Nusrat Ul Uloom Gujranwala. He was the younger brother of Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar and uncle of Zahid Khan.
Sheikh-ul-Hadees, Maulana Sufi Abdul Hameed Khan Swati | |
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صوفی عبد الحمید خان سواتی | |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1917 |
| Died | 6 April 2008(2008-04-06) (aged 90–91) |
| Cause of death | Gujranwala |
| Resting place | Cemetery Kalan Gujranwala |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality |  British Indian (1917-1947) Pakistani (1947-2008) |
| Children | Muhammad Fayyaz Khan Swati |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith |
| Alma mater | Darul Uloom Deoband Government Nizamia Tibbi College Darul Muballigheen Lucknow |
| Profession | Islamic Scholar, writer |
| Relatives | Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar (brother) Zahid Ur Rashdi (nephew) |
| Organization | |
| Institute | Jamia Nusrat Ul Uloom Gujranwala |
| Founder of | Jamia Nusrat Ul Uloom Gujranwala |
| Muslim leader | |
| Teacher | Husain Ahmad Madani Abdul Shakoor Lakhnavi |
| Successor | Muhammad Fayyaz Khan Swati |
| Profession | Islamic Scholar, writer |
Swati was born in 1917 to Noor Ahmad Khan in Cheeran Dhaki on the top of the hill of Kurmang Bala, a few miles from Shinkiari, Mansehra District.[citation needed] His mother died in his infancy. Sometime later, his father also passed away and he along with his brother Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar continued to study together at various madrassas in Buffa, Malikpur, Khakho, Lahore, Wadala Sindhwan, Jahanian Mandi, Gujranwala and other places and then reached Darul Uloom Deoband in 1941 where they benefited from the Hussain Ahmed Madani and others.[citation needed] Swati also studied at the Government Nizamia Tibbi College and Darul Muballigheen Lucknow with Abdul Shakoor Lakhnavi.[1][2]
After graduation he returned to Gujranwala where he performed religious services in some mosques of Khayali and Krishna Nagar (Faisalabad neighborhood) for some time and started a clinic in Chowk Niain.[citation needed] In 1952, on the advice of his teacher, Abdul Wahid, and other scholars, he began construction of a religious seminary Madrasa Nusratul Uloom and a mosque Jamia Masjid Noor. He had the patronage of Ahmad Ali Lahori, Abdullah Darkhawasti and Abdul Wahid and the companionship of his brother Muhammad Sarfaraz Khan Safdar.[3]
Swati wrote several books, Including;
On 5 April 2008 Swati died and was buried in Kalan Gujranwala Cemetery.[citation needed] He left behind three sons, his successor Haji Muhammad Fayyaz Khan Swati, Muhammad Riaz Khan Swati and Muhammad Arabaz Khan Swati.[8]
- Zahid Ur Rashdi. "حضرت مولانا صوفی عبد الحمید سواتیؒ کا سانحہ وفات". Alsharia. 19 (5). Alsharia.org. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- محمد اقبال; ڈاکٹر سید عبدالغفار بخاری. "SūfīAbdul Hamīd Swātī's Style & Methodology in "Durūs Al Hadīth"". Al-Basirah. 5 (2). National University of Modern Languages: 1–26. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- اسماء نور; پروفیسر ڈاکٹر عبدالغفور اعوان. "صوفی عبدالحمید سواتی کی علمی خدمات کا جائزہ" (PDF). Global Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities. 3 (4). gjmsweb.com/: 336–351. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- Zahid Ur Rashdi. "'دروس الحدیث". zahidrashdi.org. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- K̲h̲ut̤̤bāt-i Svātī (Book, 2010) [WorldCat.org]. 9 March 2010. OCLC 783516316 – via Open WorldCat.
- Maqālāt-i Svātī (Book, 2010) [WorldCat.org]. 9 March 2010. OCLC 789139676 – via Open WorldCat.
- Ammar Nasir (2 August 2008). "مرنے والے کی جبیں روشن ہے اس ظلمات میں". Retrieved 24 June 2021.